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Loki, That''s some nice work! I'll enjoy watching your build. As a resource, you might want to find the Me-410 build by "chukw" over at Hyperscale. Great build with lots of great information. C2j

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On another forum I was reading a build thread for the Special Hobby 1/72 CASA 212. That led me to search other build / review articles. The CASA 212 uses the same Garrett engines as the OV-10. The Special Hobby kit includes TWO sets of props - narrow cord (metal) and broad cord (composite). If you can reach out to someone that has the kit and is willing to give up one set of props, problem solved! C2j

Ahhhh, yes. The "no excuses" jet. Please keep us up on how the build goes. C2j

Some sources suggest the blue is FS15044. FS15044 translates to: ANA 502, dark blue, insignia blue Xtra color 122 Gunze 326 / Mr Color 326 C2j

Which kit are you working from? In 1/32, I don't remember a short bodied Huey (as pictured), but you could work with the old Revell UH-1D/H. You may find this old thread useful: C2j

Mike Grant decals sheet 48-034 has "Air America" titles and flags in multiple sizes. C2j

There are no mountains in the immediate vicinity of Tan Son Nhut. C2j

Patrick, If you can find an original issue of this kit, it came with a motor and a base that hid batteries. I remember going to a cousins house and he had one that worked. Pretty cool. C2j

Sprue shots are here on Modelversium. http://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=8948 C2j

Stefan, I do not know the answer to "T9", but the markings may not be accurate. Southern Cross is owned by the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas and flew to Europe to participate in the D-Day commemorative last year. The aircraft is NOT a C-47 but actually served as a C-49J (passenger door, not cargo) as a paratroop trainer. Google "Southern Cross C-47" for additional information. C2j

Ismael, Tell us more. This is such an interesting tidbit. Where is the airframe now? C2j

One more picture I found while Google-surfing other things Vietnamese.

Scalemates is your friend. https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/9/3/9/111939-62-instructions.pdf This is a Revell boxing of the Monogram kit. C2j

The N3N is the PT-17's bigger brother. As others have said nothing in common between the airframes so the PT-17 is NOT a starting point. Scalemates is your friend when searching kits. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/karaya-72005-naf-n3n-3-yellow-peril--134947 C2j

Hey Dutch, What kind of time frame are you realistically working with to build the Chevy and Ford? I'm curious about your boxing of the Ford and if it has "glass". I know Atlantis got all four of these molds. At the 2019 Nats in Chattanooga I talked to the guy running Atlantis and he said they would all be re-poped. When I queried about "glass" he shrugged and suggested they could cut one new mold to do the "glass" for all four kits. I'm not holding my breath. Making the glass isn't hard, just time consuming. They are surprisingly good kits over-all.

Don't forget the Kenworth tractor and trailer , also from Revell. I have built all of these kits and amazed at the parts fit for kits from the 1950's. The real downside is no clear parts. I smash molded windshields for the Ford and Chevy. The White and Kenworth have flat windshields. All the other windows are flat. C2j

Norbert, I have been continually amazed at the very high detail and quality of your products. Are you 3D scanning real models in appropriate dress or is this all computer generated. If you are 3d scanning, how much additional effort is needed to "clean up" the scans for printing? Thanks for allowing a peek into your work. C2j

John, I'm unaware of any conversion in any scale for purchase. I have seen individuals that have done conversions by kitbashing the 1/48 Monogram "Huey Hog" with the ESCI UH-1D. I'm not aware of anybody doing it in 1/35. As to your second question, I do and don't understand it. 99% of people will Identify a 204, and UH-1A, B, C/M, E/L and P as "a Huey" i.e. you can take this 1/35 UH-1C kit and paint Air America colors on it and 99% of people wouldn't know the difference. To the 1%, it's grossly in error. I'd wager that real 204's were lighter than UH-1's as they ha

John, There is a good bit of difference between the UH-1C and A Bell 204. I'm slowly working on a conversion of the 1/48 scale Monogram "UH-1C" to a 204. The conversion requires a longer tailboom and a different rotor system. There are pictures of surplus UH-1C's in civilian colors. Mostly in the heli-logging industry. C2j

So, according to that video they go both directions! LOL !! C2j

Photos of engine detailing in first post are visable. No other pictures show in the thread for me. C2j

Well, I can only get one per post...